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Jewellers conference
TWENTYFIVE delegates, representing centres from Auckland and Thames to Invercargill, attended the opening session of the fourth annual conference of the New Zealand Association of Retail Watchmakers and Jewellers in Dunedin yesterday. Mr W. Coltman (Auckland), the retiring president, delivered the opening address, and Mr J. Armstrong (Dunedin), the new president, then took the chair. For the most part the agenda paper deals with matters of interest only to the trade. One proposal is that each
jeweller should have a distinctive trademark with which to mark every product of his workshop; and the possibility of instituting some technical school classes in the craft may also be considered. Attracted by the splendid weather conditions yesterday afternoon, the delegates decided to suspend business and to devote their attention to bowling and golf. A match North Island v South Island was played on the Roslyn Bowling Green, two rinks being engaged. The northerners took the honours.
Minister meets Catlins deputations
Balclutha: The Hon. J.G. Coates, Minister of Public Works, accompanied by Mr A.S. Malcolm MP, Mr Furkert (Engineerinchief), Mr L. Birks (Chief Electric Engineer) and Mr Campbell (District Engineer of Public Works) travelled from Waimahaka through the Catlins district yesterday. At several points on the journey he was met by groups of
settlers with requests for various public works to be undertaken, mainly connected with roading and bridging. At Papatowai, the Minister was met by a number of settlers from the main Waikawa road, who urged that the longpromised connection with Maclennan River railway station by the Puaho road should be given effect to. The Minister assured the deputation that the promises made in this matter would be carried out. At Owaka, a large deputation met the Minister to discuss the question of a bridge over the Catlins Lake at Hinahina. The Minister was greatly impressed with the Catlins district, especially with the value of the timber, which, he said, was a wonderful asset to Otago and Southland.
No goslow on Dunedin wharves
The waterside workers in Dunedin have not adopted the goslow policy which has been introduced at Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland. Yesterday one of our reporters visited a number of the vessels lying at the wharf, and in every instance the officers expressed themselves as thoroughly satisfied with the way the cargo was being shifted from the vessels. Moreover, it is quite apparent that the men in Dunedin do not want to go slow, and they naturally resent any suggestions that they are going slow. But the men here are in the hands of the executive of the Watersiders’ Federation in Wellington, and if they are instructed to go slow, it remains to be seen what attitude they will take up. The seamen do not view the action of the watersiders with any sympathy. One of them remarked to our reporter that the seamen “fixed it” that Wednesday would see the culmination of the trouble, and that there was every likelihood that the employers would then “lock out” the watersiders up north, if they did not go back to their normal output.